Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

gốc ngọn

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Meaning · English

Root and branch, or the entire thing

Literally: root branch

Examples

Họ đã phá hủy gốc ngọn cả cây cổ thụThey destroyed the whole ancient tree, root and branch

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-14; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “gốc ngọn” mean?

Root and branch, or the entire thing Literally: root branch

Is “gốc ngọn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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